Sudokuaholics Anonymous 8

I might as well go for it.

Sure is Heidi

THAT was TOPP #24.

to you, June.

I am going in next Thurs. at 7:OO A.M. and should be leaving by 9:00 A. M. Will let you know when I get home. I probably will go to sleep so will talk to you in the afternoon. Thanks for your good wishes.

Empty house! I don't count it as empty until the bus actually pulls away...

Hubby is working extra hours at the moment so I get to do the morning routine all by myself. Sad face here.

June, that cough doesn't sound good. My math student was coughing and spluttering last night - hope I don't get it!!

Good Morning SA8
Morning June and I think Zusy.
Bobbie, take care hope all goes well.
Heidi, ROFL good one.

Will be looking forward to hearing from you Bobby..

Bobbie, hope everything goes well for you.
Suzy I had a bit of a cough about a week ago and it has come back. Laura had a bit of a cold over the weekend and Sharon got it and was very low yesterday when she came in, after doing a school swimming carnival, to pick up Laura.
I am umpiring bowls today so that will be an easy morning. Hope nobody calls me.

June, colds can make you miserable. Hubby has been offered a free flu shot at work with $18 shots for us. He's not sure if he wants to have the shot as he has heard of people getting really sick afterwards. It's amazing how word of mouth stuff sticks more than science!

Off to do the feeding, and to sort out sheep to sell. I've decided to cut way back on my sheep numbers and have someone interested in all that I'll sell.

Tami, I was just reading about those teachers in the news....

Good morning lovely SA8 people.
Bobby - good luck with the procedure. Hope all goes well.
Heidi - glad you're feeling better.
June - hope that cough doesn't get worse.
Hi Suzy, and Broni - how's the gum today?
Off to visit Mum again today, taking DIL and Chloe with me. Hope we have less trouble leaving this week.

MizT - I was glad to see that you had posted. I had also heard about the shootings in Alabama and even though I know there's a large population there, it's nice to know that you and yours are OK.

Cyn, yes there are a lot of us Alabama, nearly 5 million. Almost 1/4 the number of people in all of Australia.

I read today that shooter had made a long list of "people who have done me wrong", and had 3 work places listed. He was inside the building of one of those work places, with lots of ammunition left, when he shot himself. I am glad he did before more people were killed.

What happens to people who do something like that? I cannot begin to understand.

HEIDI, I had to make an unscheduled visit to the bathroom, I was laughing so hard at your posted story. I had read that a long time ago, but it still is sooo funny I was in danger of lolwmp.

Bobbie, hope all goes well for you next week, we will be thinking of you. Be sure you or Tami comes online to let us know how it goes. Good Luck.

I was reading last night and things were a bit foggy, I was not following the conversation too well. It seems when I said there was a whole page I had not seen, NOPE, there were Two pages I had not seen. Missed one altogether and NOW what I was reading made a lot of sense.

CRAFTS, cannot remember what else I was going to say. Back to my book, I hope to finish it tonight, it is due back at library tomorrow.

Hugs to all, and extras if you need them.

Sorted out 16 larger lambs to sell tomorrow. I have more to sort out another time. And then the little ones are growing like weeds.

Oh... 6 more lambs tagged in the last 2 days.

MizT, when I talked to hubby about the deaths in Alabama he gave his usual response - they did it in the wrong order again - If only they would shoot themselves first....

The German shootings are even more tragic as they involve children. A sad day.

Suzy, there were 2 children involved in this, babies really. An 18 month old was killed with her Mother, while visiting the home of relatives of the shooter. Her 4 month old sister was injured in the leg, the only survivor of the group sitting on the front porch of that house. They were the wife and children of one of the police officers on the case. Just innocent bystanders, in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I have not read the story about the German shotting, I saw a headline, but did not get back to it. such madness.

The German shootings were mostly in a school by an ex-student and include 9 children and a teacher who stood between the gunman and a student. All but one of the 15 dead were female.

This world has gone insane.

The world seems to have gone mad but that happened here in sleepy old Brissie in 1957. A man in the street behind our school shot and killed his wife and small daughter and set the house on fire, as he came out of the house he took pot-shots at passers-by and cars in the street but not killing anyone fortunately. He then entered the house over the road, directly behind my classroom. I think he had a grudge against the man, who was at work, and shot the man's wife, 2 older daughters who were in the same classes as my sister and I, and another girl from down the street who was there waiting to go to school with the other girls. Meanwhile we were all milling around waiting for classes to start just behind the fence. Fortunately for us the police got there and when he saw them he shot himself and it was all over. The dying mother fell onto her baby daughter thus protecting her from death too. I used to be able to see the bullet holes in the post-war fibro walls from my seat in class. In those days we got no grief counselling and as I write this I still remember the loss of innocence, the fear that it might happen again, the bad dreams etc. Whoa, that was an outpouring of a memory I try to suppress.

Good Morning

Oh. poor Cyn. That's a bad one.

Cyn, now you have spoken of it as an adult, I am sure it will no longer have the same impact. These things should not be suppressed, but talked about and dealt with. If you do have fears, seek help. They may not have had councilling then, but they certainly do now.

Good Evening, Fellow Sudokuaholics! I'm just popping in without reading. (What else is new?) I hope to be able to stop by later and chat with anyone who might be about. I hope you're all having a great day!

Not here! Making lunch for my niece who should be here shortly, just had to check something on the pooter.
Mini quiches smell good.
Rain on the roof is music to my ears.

Cyn, it sometimes helps to talk about tragedies. I agree with Gail. If it is still too hard, get counseling now. It is not too late.
Broni, hope the mouth is feeling better. My boys are 3 years, 11 months and 10 days apart. The younger one has not started teasing the older one yet, but he is glad that he is "the baby" of the family.

I will make sure that either mom or I get back with you next week. Mom is really going in for a routine test but she is a little nervous about it. I am sure everything will be fine.

Suzy, the teachers work in the same district I do. I did not know either one but am sorry for all involved.

The incident in German is even more sad. Students should be able to go to school and feel safe. This world has gone crazy.

Updated TOPP list:

24-Heidi
4-Judy
3-CynB, MizTricia, Brenda, June
2-Suzy, Bean
1-Stella, Julie, Viv
0-Tami

Hi Heidi, I am bringing you closer to number 25 but I may not be back for a minute or two until you get the TOPP.

Heidi, I see your light is on but you don't want to visit. I am sure you will be here shortly to get the TOPP.

I am going to say good night to all. Heidi, I CP'd for you so you can get your next TOPP. 47 pages so far and I am still at zero. Be back tomorrow to cause more trouble.

Hello everyone! A lot of bad news today. CynB, what a terrible event from your young life - I agree that it's not too late to get some counselling.
Gail, your mini quiches sound delicious!

Is Heidi around?

Just doing puzzles.